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Debian Linux: Define a system wide HTTP proxy

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to define a system wide HTTP proxy edit /etc/environment with your favourite text editor and insert the following lines
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Linux: Install LAMP stack on debian

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this post describes the steps to install a lamp stack on debian linux. This is the base for many content management systems like Joomla, WordPress or Drupal.

LAMP means linux as operating system, apache as webserver,  mysql as database and PHP as script language. To install all packages login as root.
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Linux: ssh X11 forwarding does not work

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a friend of mine had the problem that X11 forwarding does not work on his linux box. I obligate him to check:

Ensure a X11 server is running at your local client.
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Linux: How to rescan for new LUNs on a Emulex FC Controller

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rescan for new LUNs on a Emulex Fibre Channel Controller:

List all HBAs

 root@debdev # ls -l /sys/class/fc_host
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 24 12:22 host10 -> ../
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 24 12:22 host11 -> ../
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 24 12:22 host7 -> ../.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 24 12:22 host9 -> ../.

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Linux: List all available services at dbus

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the following commands lists all services connected to dbus system and current session bus:
For the systen bus enter

michael@debdevt:~ $ dbus-send --system --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus --type=method_call --print-reply /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames

and for the current session
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